Above: Adam Awada in 2013 (left) and a picture taken after his abduction, date unknown (right)


Above: Talia Awada in 2013 (left) and a picture taken after her abduction, date unknown (right)

Adam and Talia Awada

Last seen in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada on November 18, 2013

Vital statistics: Adam is a white male. He was born on March 19, 2010. Brown hair, brown eyes. He is twin to Talia. Talia is a white female. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Both were three at the time. The children speak Arabic, English, and French.

Circumstances: They were abducted by their non-custodial mother, Loura Hussein Hojeij. A photo and vital statistics are posted below. She was given permission by their father, Ceaser Awada, to take them to Dubai to visit family from Beirut, but did not return them in the twelve days specified by the agreement. A Canada-wide warrant for abduction in in contravention of a custody order has been issued for her. They are still believed to be in Lebanon.


Above: Loura Hojeij in 2013

Vital statistics: White (Lebanese) female. Born on February 7, 1984. Brown hair, brown eyes. She speaks Arabic, English, and French. Was twenty-nine at the time.

If you have any information as to the Awada childrens' whereabouts, please contact the Ottawa Police Service at 613-236-1222. Any information received can be kept confidential.


Information used to compile this casefile came from the following resources:
Interpol
Ottawa Citizen
CTV News

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